U.K. self-storage company Big Yellow today announced a pre-tax loss of £71.5 million for the year ended March 31, 2009. The company will sell up to 11.6 million new shares to fund the acquisition and development of new sites. ...More

Sovran Self Storage today reported that the recent action taken by Fitch Ratings to adjust the credit rating of its unsecured term notes and revolving line of credit will result in higher interest costs and have an impact on its second quarter and full year 2009 net income ...More

The stock market started the week with a bang Monday after an upbeat forcast from home-improvement retailer Lowe's. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up about 150 points, or 1.8 percent, less than two hours into the session. The S&P 500 index rose 1.7 percent, and ...More

Usually by this time of year, the flu season has run its course. While swine flu is still a cause for many cases of flu, there are still a surprisingly high number of ordinary flu cases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. ...More

The Self-Storage Confidence Index survey for the third quarter of 2009 will begin on May 18, concluding on June 5. The index is designed to anticipate the effects of economic conditions and trends on self-storage operations. ...More

Maggio has a proven track record of taking over an under performing asset and turning it into a well-managed operation within 90 to 120 days, according to Sentry. She knows how to motivate her team to maximize revenue and increase occupancy. ...More